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Industrial Engineering and Management
Industrial Engineering and Management Industrial engineering and management focuses on production systems that produce goods or provide services for customers. Industrial engineers define, design, build, operate and improve production processes that convert resources to high quality products or services effectively, efficiently and safely. People are the fundamental component of production systems. People provide the creativity and leadership essential to make things happen. Hence, industrial engineering is the most people-oriented discipline within the engineering family. Industrial engineers are trained to think in both broad and specific terms. Practicing industrial engineers understand business parameters as well as physical and social parameters within production systems. This breadth allows industrial engineers to function effectively in a wide spectrum of activities ranging from strategic business planning to detailed task design. The wide-angle vision of industrial engineering provides career flexibility, leading to high-level leadership or specialized technical responsibilities. Industrial engineers are employed in manufacturing organizations (e.g., automotive, electronics, food, and medical manufacturers), service enterprises (e.g., airlines, banks, consulting groups, hospitals, retail companies, transportation companies) and governmental organizations (e.g., public service and regulatory organizations). Vision IEM’s vision is to place industrial engineers in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, service, energy, healthcare, humanitarian and others, so that our society at large can benefit from systems that efficiently produce goods or provide services, effectively use an optimal set of resources and enrich the quality of life for all. Mission The School of Industrial Engineering and Management’s mission is to develop professionals and leaders in industrial engineering and management by being a leader in education, research and outreach. Core Values Faculty, students and staff work together to build and maintain a learning/mentoring environment where: • Innovative practices are developed, tested and validated. • Knowledge and practices are shared.
• an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering, • an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data, • an ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability, • an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams, • an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems, • an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, • an ability to communicate effectively, • the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context, • a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, • a knowledge of contemporary issues, and an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. The curriculum consists of three primary parts: 1. general studies, 2. core engineering, and 3. professional school topics. General studies consist of courses such as mathematics, statistics, chemistry, physics, English, behavioral science, history, humanities and arts. Core engineering courses consist of engineering sciences such as materials, statics, electrical circuits, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Professional school courses consist of topics such as systems thinking and analysis in engineering, economic analysis, manufacturing processes, computer-aided modeling, work analysis, operations research, quality control, experimental design, facility location and layout, management and leadership, production control, system simulation modeling, information systems, ergonomics and human factors, and energy and water management. A capstone design experience, working with a real-world organization, integrates classroom and lab work together in the senior year. Details regarding degree requirements are available in the Undergraduate Programs and Requirements publication. The IEM program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the industrial engineering criteria. Each IEM student, along with the faculty adviser, develops an individual plan of study that guides the student through the curriculum. Coursework is sequenced and interrelated to provide theoretical and applied knowledge, along with hands-on laboratory and project experience. Students work as individuals and as teams to integrate and apply mathematical, scientific, and engineering knowledge and concepts in order to address both traditional academic questions as well as open- ended design and analysis challenges. Instruction in experimental methods is integrated in the curriculum through the design, execution, analysis and interpretation of experiments. Project work is used to develop both technical and communications skills. Technical skills are used to identify, formulate and address engineering problems, both simple and complex. Communications skills are developed and practiced in written, oral and team interaction formats.
• Each individual develops to his/her full potential. • Professional ethics are practiced at all times. Educational Objectives and Outcomes
Within a few years after graduation, Industrial Engineering program graduates will become professionals, managers or leaders in a wide variety of industries and apply discovery, problem-solving, leadership and management skills for the benefit of their organization and society at large. Student Learning Outcomes Graduating baccalaureate students possess an understanding of fundamental industrial engineering and management concepts, methodologies and technologies as demonstrated by:
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